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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia women’s basketball team (3-5, 0-0 ACC) hosts American (4-3, 0-0 Patriot) on Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m., at John Paul Jones Arena.
Broadcast Information
- The game will stream on ACC Network Extra, which is available to authenticated subscribers of ESPN3 through WatchESPN and the ESPN app
- All of the 2018-19 Virginia women’s basketball games – home and away – are available locally on the radio on NewsRadio 1070 AM and 98.9 FM WINA
- Fans can also keep up with the action through live stats on VirginiaSports.com
Noting the Cavaliers
- Wednesday night is Holiday Sweater Night at JPJ. Fans are encouraged to wear their festive holiday garb to the arena, especially UVA-themed attire
- This is the second-straight game for the Cavaliers against a team with an Eagles mascot after downing the Coppin State Eagles, 55-41, on Sunday
- Sophomore guard Khyasia Caldwell (Pocono Summit, Pa.) topped her then-career-high nine-point performance at Michigan State on Wednesday by scoring 11 points against Coppin State on Sunday
- In the last two games, Caldwell has scored a combined 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting (81.8 percent)
- Caldwell was 5-of-5 from the field against Coppin State, the first time a player was perfect with at least five attempts since Sarah Imovbioh went 7-of-7 against Louisville on March 1, 2015
- Junior forward Shakyna Payne (Acworth, Ga.) scored a career-high seven points, playing a career-high 26 minutes against Coppin State
- Junior guard Dominique Toussaint (Staten Island, N.Y.) had her team-leading sixth double-digit scoring effort of the season against Coppin State
- Junior guard Jocelyn Willoughby (East Orange, N.J.) grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds against Coppin State
- Willoughby has three-straight games of double-digit rebounds, averaging 12.7 per game in that span
- Willoughby has moved up to being tied for 11th in the ACC, averaging 8.3 rebounds per game
- Virginia is fourth in the ACC in three-point shooting efficiency, making 36.1 percent of its long-range attempts
- Willoughby is shooting 50.0 percent from three-point range (13-of-26), tied for second in the ACC
- Sophomore guard Brianna Tinsley (Madison, Va.) is 12th in the ACC in made threes per game (2.1)
- A different player has led the team in scoring in each of the last three games (Martinsen 15 vs SLU; Tinsley 19 at Michigan State; Toussaint 14 vs Coppin State), but Willoughby has led the team in rebounding in each of the last three games
Last time out
- The Cavaliers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 55-41 victory over Coppin State
- Dominique Toussaint scored 14 points to lead the Cavaliers. Jocelyn Willoughby grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds
- Virginia shot 40.4 percent (21-of-52) while holding Coppin State to 19.7 percent shooting (14-of-71)
- UVA held a 50-41 edge in rebounding
- The Cavaliers blocked a season-high 10 shots
- The Cavaliers finished the first quarter making six of their final nine shots, with six different players making those baskets
Scouting American
- After a four-game road trip in Denver and Honolulu last week, the American University women’s basketball team returned home to host UMBC last Wednesday, downing the Retrievers 64-42
- Junior Kaitlyn Marenyi and senior Elina Koskimies led the team throughout the three games in Honolulu – Koskimies averaged 16.7 ppg and Marenyi 16.00, and both put up one +20-point game during the tournament
- AU tied the program-record for single-game free throws, going 36-40 (.900) against Hawaii
- The Eagles have four players averaging in double figures this season, led by Koskimies at 14.9 per game and Marenyi at 13.6
- This is the first meeting between the two teams since 1996
- Virginia is 3-1 all-time against American with the Eagles edging the Cavaliers, 60-67, in the last meeting between the two (Nov. 24, 1996) in Washington, D.C.
- The last time the two teams played in Charlottesville, Virginia picked up a 89-38 victory (Dec. 4, 1994)
On the Horizon
- Virginia has three home games this week, hosting Coppin State on Sunday (Dec. 2), followed by American on Wednesday (Dec. 5) and Radford on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 2 p.m., before heading into an 11-day break for final exams
- The game against Radford is the Cavaliers’ last home game before Christmas. The next time UVA will be at JPJ will be on Sunday, Dec. 30 to host Charlotte in the final non-conference game of the season
- New this year for all regular-season home games, available reserved single-game tickets can be purchased for $8 in advance, online and via mobile devices, or for $10 at the John Paul Jones ticket office on game day. General admission single-game tickets are $5 in advance, online and via mobile devices or $8 at the John Paul Jones ticket office on game day. Courtside seats are $15